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TIL of Fennos Paradox, which explains why Americans hate Congress but love their own congressman

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w4ME TIL that the Wadi-Al-Hitan site in Egypt contains hundreds of fossilized whales
PYxNV TIL Heart transplant recipients often report changes in temperament or aesthetic taste which parallel traits of their donor, going as far as pursuing the same hobbies as and adopting the donor's musical tastes.
wpA6 TIL that the North American lottery system is a $70 billion-a-year business, an industry bigger than movie tickets, music, and porn combined.
l5kG TIL Around 1000 of the world’s approximately 5,000 languages are spoken solely in New Guinea.
On6g TIL in 1885, a man was to be hanged for murder in England. After 3 attempts to hang him all failed, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. He was eventually released and died an old man in Wisconsin in 1945.